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Retailer warns of GTA console stock shock. Plus, why is Russian propaganda still on Steam?
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (968+ words) Listen now on Apple, Spotify or You Tube Could we see console shortages this Christmas? Why is a Russian propaganda game on Steam? Fighting misogyny and racism in games Plus, a new $50m games fund emerges Hello! It's a bumper edition…...
Can Play Station's Housemarque repeat the From Software story?
1+ week, 3+ day ago (801+ words) Listen now on Apple, Spotify or You Tube In This Edition, Housemarque's Ilari Kuittinen and Mikael Haveri on" Becoming a Play Station studio Going from 40 employees to 120 The new IP is typical of the 31-year-old Finnish developer. A challenging, uncompromising…...
Xbox Game Studios boss Craig Duncan steps down
1+ week, 4+ day ago (207+ words) The head of Xbox Game Studios Craig Duncan has stepped down after more than 18 months in the role. Duncan replaced former Studios boss Alan Hartman in November 2024, and oversaw Halo Studios, The Coalition, Flight Sim, Turn 10, Playground Games, Rare, Obsidian,…...
It is time to return to in-person showcases " The Game Business Micro
1+ week, 4+ day ago (296+ words) Hello. It's Micro time. I have returned from my LA travels, which was an exciting and encouraging week for the video game business. It was a helpful reminder that video games are great, and perhaps things aren't that bad" " only…...
The Big Matthew Ball Interview: "The console market is not dying
2+ week, 1+ day ago (1201+ words) Listen now on Apple, Spotify or You Tube In This Edition, Matthew Ball on- The return to exclusives- The DRAM crisis- In-game advertising- Future of consoles- Plus! Streaming, his famous reports and Asha Sharma Xbox love to talk about Asha…...
Ubisoft to close Winnipeg and Belgrade studios. 380 roles at risk
2+ week, 2+ day ago (245+ words) Ubisoft is closing its Winnipeg and Belgrade studios, making cuts to its Barcelona team and reducing its global publishing operation. In total there are 380 jobs at risk. Winnipeg worked across Ubisoft's Anvil and Snowdrop engines, and has supported projects including…...
The new Paramount Games isn't like the old Paramount Games
2+ week, 3+ day ago (1102+ words) Listen now on Apple, Spotify or You Tube In This Edition, Paramount Games Shawn Kittelsen on" Turtles, Star Trek and original IP The impending Warner Bros deal Last week during Summer Game Fest, Paramount revealed its games division. Paramount Games…...
Matthew Ball on exclusives, turning Xbox around and "rethinking" Helix amid the RAM crisis
2+ week, 3+ day ago (962+ words) Hello. Neil Long here, founder and editor of mobilegamer. biz. I was at The Game Business Live to take notes for your regular TGB host Chris as he did his thing on stage this morning. He sat down with Xbox…...
The console war returns " The Game Business Micro
2+ week, 4+ day ago (1453+ words) Hello, and welcome to the Summer Game Fest edition of The Game Business Micro! In Brief: Xbox has announced its big upcoming Gears of War game will not be coming to Play Station 5 after all. Gears of War: E-Day will…...
Download your free industry report ahead of The Game Business Live
3+ week, 6+ hour ago (179+ words) The expected impact of the FIFA World Cup 2026 in the US Who might feel the most impact during the launch of GTA 6 What we can learn from Battlefield 6 vs Arc Raiders The rise of Roblox and the decline of Fortnite…...